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n l Be it known that I, E.,HALL COVEL, of the city-county, and Stateeof .New4 Yak, have invented cejrmm new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and 1 de hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,

and exact description of thesame', referenceheing hud to thehaccompsnying drawings, making a portion of this specification, in whch I u v i -igure 1 is a vertical transverse section of s washing-machine constructed accordingto my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, with' the cover removed.v Figure 3 is-a detached inverted plan of one portionof the same. n Similar letters of-reference indicate corresponding parts in`allthel figures.

The object of this irivention is to' provide a. washing-machine which will be very compact in form and neat "winpesrance, and, furthermore, be capable of being very easily operated, of having its internal parts reached with greatcon'venience, and of more thoroughly cleansing the fabrics or clothes subjected to its operation than has been practicablelwith the apparaths otjthis class hitherto in use.

is secured.' n Y To enablepthers to understand the construction and operation of my invention, I will proceed to 'describe' it with reference to the drawings. i

' A represents thetub or body of the machine, formed of staves, and made nearlyl cylindrical in shape, such body beingfurthrmore provided with s. suitable cover, ai?, and furnished internallywith vertical ribs a.

The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts, whereby the desired' object Around and'upon the upper end of the tubvis an annular band, b, angular in its cross-section, as shown in fig, Il, and so 'litted to the tub as not only to hold together the upper ends ofthe staves thereof, but also to cover the greater portin of the top surface of such ends, in order to render theupper edge more neat in appearance, and also to protect the same against accidental 'injury or abrasion.` The b'and is furthermore provided with downwardl'yextending ears, shown -in dotted outline at al, in iig. 1, and through whichvscrews are passed, tol

firmly secure-theband to the tub. i

Shown at `c is an annular band,'angular in its cross-section like the upper band, 6, and so itted around and iinderneath the bottom edge of the tub as not only to bind thesame-toge'ther, but also to affords. bearing or support for the lower ends ofthe staves torest upon. The bandirel i's iredto the tub by screws passing through upwardly-extending ears formed upon it, and indicated in dottedoutlinejat 4In', in hg. l, and is furthermore provided with horizontal lugs c, which extend inward under the bottom of the tub, and are provided with sockets, which receive the Shanks, d', ofthe supporting-i'eetl d, `.vhich areheldfast in the'soc'liets by vertical set-screws e. Situated centrally within the tub is a vertical vcylindrical shaft or standard, e, having around its base a convex annularrdisk,f, and provided, nearits upper extremitywith a circumferential groove, ff, the purpose of'whi'ch willlpresently hereihappear. y A Placedinpojn, the standard c is a sleeve, g, `to the lower end-oi` which is secured an annular disk, k. The sleeve g is furnished with anyfdesired number of radial iins or ribs, i, the lower parts, 1?, of which are extended outward upon the disk h, so that a somewhat ogee-form is given to such iins.

Passing inward through one yside of the sle'eve gis a detainable-pn or stud, a2, the inner end of which is fitted into the circumferential groovef in such manner `as to prevent the rising o r floating of the sleeve'gand its appurtenances upon thewater-or suds in the tub, without at all interfering with the requisite rotary motion of the same. Secured upon the upper end of the sleeve is thehalf, al, of', acoupling-elutch hereinafter further described. l Y l I Pivoted stone end to one side of the upper band, 6, as shown at a, is a bar, 7c, which, when the machine is in use, extends across. the v'top .of the tub, with its outer or swinging end -held down by a. spring-catch, cl, catching overthe same, and attached to the side o f the tub, as shown' more fully-in iig. 1, the end, just mentioned, of the bar kiitting between two spurs, c providedupou the-band b, and which prevent an-ylsteral displacement` of the end of the bar-,

Provided upc/nithe under side of the bar is an arm,ml,'between which and the'bar itself is placed a bevel-.

pinion, m, the'b'oss, m*, of which extends down through a'circular hole or hearing in the arm','and has fovrmedl upon it theother half, mi, of the coupling-clutch, bcreinbeforo mentioned, which, whenthebar is jin'ts horizo'ntel position, ts upon the. other half `en /portion, a*, upon the sleeve g.- Motion is given to the pinion m by means of another bevel-pinion, n, the shaft, n', of which works in suitable benring'e, n,'foru 1 od upon the bar le, and isfurnished, at its outer ond, with a crank, nlr v In order to use the' machine, the clothes or fabrics to be washed, together with suitable quantity of water,

are plaoed'in thebody A, and .the cover a** llaving'bcen placed thereon, the han' k, with Athe parte* attached thereto, isy brought down and secured-'across the top ofthe tub, whereupon the crank n* is turned,`and, by means, of

' the bevel-pinions n m and the clutch a*'m, rotates the `sleeve l(j,,together-with its fins or ribs, which, by their rubbing action upoutheclothe's, insures theI separation of the dirt and impurities therefrom, euch separation being furthermore materiallyhastened and facilitated by the currents of water or suds, thrown upward through the clothes' by the action of the l'onerportions, z'*, of the agee-shaped fins or ribs. just mentioned, duringY the rotation o f the samefwith the sleeve, the shape ofthe fins, furthermore, preventing the clothes, or fabric from clinging thereto and becoming twinedthsreon, swould beliablle tooccnr if the peculiar 'form of the fins was dispensed with.

vl When the cleansing o zwashing operation' is completed, thefbar I: is turned up awayfrom the top of the.

tub, und the co'ver is removed, thus enablin theinterior of, the tub to b e readily reached. If desired, the sleeve g, withl itsappurtenances, maybo whol ylrem'oved, byirst withdrawing the pin or'stud a therefrom. Extending upward, from one s'ideof the upper band 15, areitwo projections, r, to which is belted astrip, r,

of wood or other suitable niaterisl, which,`being`situated in a vertical or edgewise position, affords a convenient and irxmsupport to aelothes-wringer of any suitable kind,l so that, the wringer being-thus attached to the tub,l the clothes or fabrics may bepasscd directly'from the.latter. to and throughfthe wringer.. i What 'L claimasiny invention, and desire tousecu're by Letters Patent, is'- c v Y d. ,The annular-b vuds b and c, wither without the ears al and b', so 'constructed and arranged as not only to hold` together the upper and lower ends of' lthe staves, but also to cover a. greater or less portion of the upper and lower surfaces of such' ends, substantially'as'hereinset forth. y l 22.l The detachable\pin or stud a,'in combination 'with the tubular sleeve ggca-rrying the radial line or ribs,

and'the circumferential gr9dvef".of 'the standard'e, substantially as .and for tbe 'purpose specified.

' 3. The1 ogce-shapediins t', on the d is'k t, 'arranged to rotate within the tub A, substantially as and for the purpose specified.l l v 4.I The combination of the s'pringfcatch-k* and lspurs le', with the pivoted barc, carrying the crank-shaft n and bevel-pin'on's m n, substantially 'as and for the purpose spec'ied. L .f

5i The clutch m a*, arranged t'o connect the leevegwith-cthe gearing upon the bar k, substantially as herein 'sei forth.' t i 4 Y 6. The washing-machine, constructed and operating sixhstantially as hereinl shown and described. y

, Y yE; H. COVEL- -Witnessesz SYDNEY E. SMITH, W. Mounts SMITH. 

